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re: Snyder: Redskins will 'never' change name
Posted on 5/10/13 at 1:41 am to CatFan81
Posted on 5/10/13 at 1:41 am to CatFan81
It isn't PC. It's just a dumb name. We are immune to it, but think about how offensive and stupid that name is.
Would the Atlanta Blackfaces go over very well? Or the San Fransico Yellow Men?
Would the Atlanta Blackfaces go over very well? Or the San Fransico Yellow Men?
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Posted on 5/10/13 at 1:45 am to Requiem For A Dawg
My grandmother was a Redskins fan, and being 100% Native American, she was never offended by it. 
Posted on 5/10/13 at 1:46 am to Requiem For A Dawg
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It isn't PC. It's just a dumb name. We are immune to it, but think about how offensive and stupid that name is.
Would the Atlanta Blackfaces go over very well? Or the San Fransico Yellow Men?
Seriously, why is it offensive?
Because someone two generations ago was called a Redskin in anger?
It's an old racist term. We're just so sensitive to the implication that something is "racist" that we're afraid of the mere implication.
Posted on 5/10/13 at 1:52 am to Mizzeaux
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It's an old racist term
So is Spook, but I don't see anyone naming a team the Washington Spooks.
Posted on 5/10/13 at 1:53 am to CatFan81
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My grandmother was a Redskins fan, and being 100% Native American, she was never offended by it.
Well she is in the minority. Every time Native Americans are polled the numbers are between 70-80% offended by the name.
Posted on 5/10/13 at 1:55 am to Requiem For A Dawg
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Requiem For A Dawg
Are you Native American? If not, why are you so offended?
Posted on 5/10/13 at 1:56 am to Requiem For A Dawg
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So is Spook, but I don't see anyone naming a team the Washington Spooks.
I imagine you'd get the same reaction from calling a black person a spook as you would get from calling a Native American a redskin.
that would be zero.
Posted on 5/10/13 at 1:57 am to CatFan81
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Are you Native American? If not, why are you so offended?
Where did I say I was offended?
Posted on 5/10/13 at 1:57 am to CatFan81
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Are you Native American? If not, why are you so offended?
It starts with white and ends with guilt.
Posted on 5/10/13 at 1:58 am to Mizzeaux
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I imagine you'd get the same reaction from calling a black person a spook as you would get from calling a Native American a redskin.
Actual polls disagree with your opinion.
Posted on 5/10/13 at 1:58 am to Requiem For A Dawg
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Actual polls disagree with your opinion.
Luckily I don't chose how I feel about stuff by polls.
Of all the spooks and redskins I've encountered, none have been offended enough to say something.
ETA: I'm not even a big guy.
This post was edited on 5/10/13 at 1:59 am
Posted on 5/10/13 at 1:59 am to Requiem For A Dawg
there's a poll asking blacks how they feel about being called a spook?
Posted on 5/10/13 at 1:59 am to Requiem For A Dawg
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Well she is in the minority. Every time Native Americans are polled the numbers are between 70-80% offended by the name.
Every Native American that I know, and I knew plenty growing up, weren't offended by the name. I'm not offended by the name, and I'm part Native American. My relatives are, and they're not offended.
It seems to me that it's much ado about nothing. A bunch of overly sensitive people who are offended easily.
Posted on 5/10/13 at 1:59 am to Mizzeaux
I didn't ask how it made you feel, I was telling you that you are wrong.
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Posted on 5/10/13 at 2:00 am to Tiguar
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there's a poll asking blacks how they feel about being called a spook?
I was referring to the Native American redskin poll.
This post was edited on 5/10/13 at 2:01 am
Posted on 5/10/13 at 2:01 am to Requiem For A Dawg
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I didn't ask how it made you feel, I was telling you that you are wrong.
And I'm glad your white guilt is supported enough by polls to make it seem like a reasonable option for you.
Posted on 5/10/13 at 2:02 am to Mizzeaux
why do you assume I'm white?
This post was edited on 5/10/13 at 2:03 am
Posted on 5/10/13 at 2:03 am to Requiem For A Dawg
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I like how you assume I'm white.
Everyone on the rant besides Tbird is, and he likes NASCAR.
Posted on 5/10/13 at 2:06 am to Mizzeaux
I'm not even supporting a name change. I'm just pointing out how it is a stupid name. It wasnt very well thought out.
Same thing I would think if there were the San Francisco Slant Eyes or the San Antonio Wetbacks. There really is no difference between those 2 and Washington Redskins.
Same thing I would think if there were the San Francisco Slant Eyes or the San Antonio Wetbacks. There really is no difference between those 2 and Washington Redskins.
This post was edited on 5/10/13 at 2:09 am
Posted on 5/10/13 at 2:08 am to Mizzeaux
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Everyone on the rant besides Tbird is, and he likes NASCAR.
I guarantee you that there are more minorities on this site other than Tbird, like me for example.
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